‘Papa, now?’
‘Ten more minutes, honeycomb.’
‘But, I need to go!’
‘Try holding it in, muffin.’
My eight-year-old hopped around, holding her butt, face red as a beet. I would have laughed, but we couldn’t afford things like laughter in these desperate times.
‘Papa, please?’
‘Five more minutes, sweetie. Your mom is still out and about. So is Darren. Why don’t you go behind that nice tree.’
‘I want MY bathroom, Papa.’
I could see my ex-wife and her Darren milling around in the house. They usually wander off for a snack around this time.
Why do bloody zombies need bathrooms?
Even (un)dead, she gets the house.
Written in response to Russell’s prompt for Friday Fictioneers hosted by the awesome Rochelle. Please find other entries here.
L.E.R.T 
Having zombies take over the house. What a fix to be in. I think I’d look for another neighborhood. Good writing with a great ending twist, Varad. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Great story–would never have thought of zombies, myself 🙂
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I really enjoyed this bit of fiction, so thank you! I haven’t done much promoted writing, but you make it look easy and like a ton of fun 🙂
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prompted* haha:)
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Zombies has a way of never let go… like a Duracell rabbit they keep going and going and going…
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My eight year olds wouldn’t have asked permission to pee!
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Well, the situation might be different when two zombies are in the vicinity of the loo 😀
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Nowhere is safe from Zombies! Intriguing take on the prompt.
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I suppose the zombies just tear off a piece of rotting skin and wipe on that. HA!
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oh no! Not zombi poo. haaahaha!
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I’m with Neil on this. Did they turn into zombies because Papa killed them?
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Hah! Your turned that on its head. 🙂
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Zombies – how cool is this? Very clever and a fun read! Thanks!
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I don’t know about zombes, but when I have to go I have to go! So I can sympathise with the kid!
Graphic description!
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Kids can be adamant to the point of no reason. Thanks for the comment 🙂
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👍
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Something I’ve never seen in any zombie movie!
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You should be thanking your lucky stars, Iain. 🤣
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Ha ha – that was unexpected!
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Thank you. Mission accomplished 🙂
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Dear Varad,
Now that’s what I call a dysfunctional family. Zombies? I guess they’re everywhere.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Yes, they are everywhere. A right big epidemic 😀
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Hah! Who’d a thunk zombies needed to use the toilet?
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They do need a loo, right? I’ve always wondered about that 😛
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I didn’t entirely follow the premise of the story, but I loved the idea of zombies infesting bathrooms
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The story was about the guy’s ex-wife and her lover turning into zombies but still not letting go of the house 😀
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But why did they turn into zombies?
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